TEAM NEWS

Gary Mills made three changes to his starting line-up for the visit of Solihull Moors as the Dragons looked to get back to winning ways following the disappointing showing at Aldershot.

Shwan Jalal came in to goal for his first start after his summer move to the Racecourse in place of Chris Dunn, who drops out of the squad altogether, while Kai Edwards and Curtis Tilt each are awarded first starts.

Tilt comes in after serving a three match suspension from last season with Jordan Evans dropping to the bench while Tyler Harvey misses out completely.

KEY MOMENT

Can only be Mark Carrington’s last gasp intervention to take all three points for the Dragons.

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MATCH ACTION

Wrexham saw the first sight of goal of either side, Gerry McDonagh , again picked to lead the line for the Dragons, getting forward after John Rooney disposed Jordan Fagbola, but could only steer his shot wide.

McDonagh was doing well up front for the Dragons, and he managed to get his head to a Mark Carrington cross after Paul Rutherford had beaten Liam Daly to a long Rooney pass and managed to pull the ball back.

Neither side really created much by the way of clear cut openings, but it was the visitors who should have gone ahead before the half hour mark, Akwaski Asante feeding a flying Harry White, but just as he pulled the trigger, Kai Edwards managed to get in a crucial block at the expense of a corner.

Match action from Wrexham AFC v Solihull Moors (Image: Jim Roberts)

The chance for the visitors seemed to trigger a spell of sustained pressure from the Dragons, Paul Rutherford pulling the ball back for Rooney on the edge of the box, but his goal-bound effort cannons back off McDonagh, while Hamza Bencherif saw a head from a Rutherford cross cleared off the line by Jordan Fagbola.

Rooney was enjoying more of the ball in a more prominent position up the field and forced Danny Lewis into a save from a tight angle, before the best chance of the game so far was spurned by the Dragons, the former Chester man sending in a stunning free kick which was met by Curtis Tilt, who saw his header narrowly wide.

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But while Wrexham were beginning to dictate proceedings, they were almost caught out at the other end, Asante turning smartly on the edge of the box and firing a shot through a crowd of legs that failed to trouble Shwan Jalal.

Mills waited little time in making his first change after the interval, sending on Michael Bakare in place of Anthony Barry , and the forward made an immediate impact, winning a corner with his pace, that after a short routine between Rooney and Rutherford, saw the latter’s effort blocked for another corner.

Match action from Wrexham AFC v Solihull Moors (Image: Jim Roberts)

It was all Wrexham in the opening 10 minutes after the restart, and they came close to getting on the scoresheet, a Rooney corner met by Bencherif, but he could only steer his glancing header wide.

While Wrexham were on top, Lewis in the Moors goal had hardly been tested, but he needed to be alert to punch a Rooney free kick away as the Dragons continued to threaten.

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Lewis was called into action again before the end, getting down superbly to palm away a shot from Bakare that had goal written all over it.

Bakare was again in the thick of the action, and after Wrexham had created space on the left for a cross, it was his header back across goal for Callum Powell that needed a goal saving block from a visiting defender.

Match action from Wrexham AFC v Solihull Moors (Image: Jim Roberts)

Rutherford thought he had repeated his late heroics at Guiseley that earned the Dragons their first win of the season, but saw his effort from the edge of the box clatter off Bakare and be cleared.

But there was still time for a late winner, Bakare – who perhaps got away with a push on a visiting defender – playing in Carrington, who advanced and got on the end of Newton’s low cross at the back post.

But there was still time for one final attack and Jalal had to be alert to hold a header from Andy Brown and ensure the win.

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GOALS

Wrexham 1-0 Solihull Moors, Mark Carrington, 90+3 minutes. They left it late, but Wrexham claimed their first home win of the season as Carrington slid at the back post to convert Sean Newton ’s low cross.

TALKING POINT

Time wasting tactics

It is something that every team tries to get away with from time to time, a player going over with cramp to waste a few precious seconds as their opponents.

And Solihull were guilty more than most of that particular tactic as time wore down at the Racecourse on Tuesday night.

But it wasn’t just the invariable and frustrating moments of cramp that halted any momentum the Dragons were finding, but also the delaying of throw-ins, corners and goalkicks throughout that proved to the most irksome for the home side.

And it was to prove costly for the visitors in the end as they fell to a 93 minute effort from Carrington.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Kai Edwards – Sat in front of the back four and gave them the necessary protection but also kept the ball ticking over in midfield.

REFEREE WATCH

Anthony Backhouse – Made a number of bizarre decisions which drew the annoyance of both sets of players and fans.

ATMOSPHERE

Match action from Wrexham AFC v Solihull Moors (Image: Jim Roberts)

Up and down, began quietly, but suddenly sparked into life, much like the Dragons to be fair.